RFC 4560 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2006

Definitions of Managed Objects for Remote Ping, Traceroute, and Lookup Operations

Overview

RFC 4560, “Definitions of Managed Objects for Remote Ping, Traceroute, and Lookup Operations”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 2006 by J. Quittek, K. White. It obsoletes RFC 2925. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This memo defines Management Information Bases (MIBs) for performing ping, traceroute, and lookup operations at a host. When managing a network, it is useful to be able to initiate and retrieve the results of ping or traceroute operations when they are performed at a remote host. A lookup capability is defined in order to enable resolution of either an IP address to an DNS name or a DNS name to an IP address at a remote host.

Currently, there are several enterprise-specific MIBs for performing remote ping or traceroute operations. The purpose of this memo is to define a standards-based solution to enable interoperability. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 2925
Other RFCs from 2006

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